Match-box.



D. rL. COLE. MATCH BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, 1'907.

Patented Dec.29,1908.

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D. L. COLE.

MATCH BOX.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 13, 1907.

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WMM emes DAVID L. COLE, OF SALEM, MISSOURI.

MATCH-BOX.

Specication of Letters Patent.`

Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

Application filed May 13, 1907. Serial No. 373,390.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID L. CoLE,a citizen'of the United States, residing at Salem, in the county of Dent, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improve'- ments in Match-Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descri tion of the invention, such as will enable otiiers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in match safes and it has particular reference to a match safe constructed for single delivery.

.In connection with a match safe of the above type, the invention aims as a primary object to provide a novel construction, com-v bination and arrangement of parts, the details of which will appear in the course of the following description in which reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a art of this specification, like characters of re erence designating similar parts throughout the several views, wherein z- Figure 1 is a central longitudinal section of a match safe constructed in accordance with the resent invention, the operative position of tile delivery mechanism being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a front view theref. of. Fig. 3 is a rear view thereof. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

The match box comprehended in the present invention is constituted of a receptacle including side walls 1, a front plate 2, a bottom 3 and a top 4, having its edge spaced away from the front plate 2. The side walls 1 are extended downwardly and are connected to suitable supporting brackets 5 and the front plate 2 is extended upwardly to aford a guide for a sliding delivery plate 6. In this function the front plate 2 coperates with the side walls 1 which are longitudinally mortised to receive the edges of the plate 6.

The front plate 2 is formed with a centrally located longitudinal slot 7 through which is projected a depending pin 8 carried by the plate 6, the pin 8 being formed with a finger piece 9 by means of which said plate may be moved to effect the delivery of a match from the receptacle. For the purpose of retracting the plate 6 from its operative position, a coil spring l() is provided which has one end connected to the u per end of the front plate 2 and its other end connected to the upper end of the deliveryplate 6. It is obvious that an elastic strap may be substituted for the spring 10.

j For the purpose of effecting the single delivery of a match the plate 6 is constructed with a transverse slot 12 which is formed to lregister with the space 13 occurring between inclined match deflector 14 against which the matches impinge as they gravitate from the 'receptacle upon operatlve 4movement of the plate 6, it being understood that the slot 12 and space 13 are of a size to accommodate but one match at a time.

To the top and bottom lates 3 and 4 is secured an elastic strap 15 w ich surrounds the matches and presses them into engagement with the plate 6 so as to feed one to the opening 12 at each successive operation of said plate. j

A match safe constructed in accordance with the present invention is simple, inexpensive to manufacture, vand practical and efficient 4in use.

What is claimed is:

A match box comprising a frame having spaced side walls, top and bottom walls fixed to said side walls, a flat frontwall having a central longitudinal slot, said side walls having longitudinal grooves adjacent the inner face of the front wall, a slide plate mounted in said grooves and having a transverse delivery slot, an outwardly projecting inclined ledge spaced from the front edge of the bottom wall, said front wall having a transverse distance opening contiguous to said ledge, and adapted to register with said discharge slot, a finger iece fixed to the slide plate and protruding t rough said longitudinal slot in the front wall, a resilient b acking having its ends fixed to the bottom and to walls, and a retractile s ring connectedto t e front wall and slide p ate.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID L. COLE. Witnesses: 

